More leaf earrings

More of my handmade leaf-style earrings, this time in a frosty blue-green.

For sale here

Leaf Pattern Earrings

With these I really wanted to emphasise the texture rather than just creating leaf-shaped earrings with leaves pressed into them. I think I used a tomato leaf for these, the veins have to be prominent enough in the leaf to make a decent impression in the clay. 

The round shape was pressed halfway to the desired flatness and then I pressed the leaf into the clay to create the texture. They are coloured with pigments. To get a smooth application of pigment without having it fall into the grooves of the impressed texture, I found using my finger was actually best. 

 

 

 

When I tried this method with a brush, it just ended up muddying up the texture of the surface with bristle strokes and having the pigment dust fall where I didn't want it. I got a minimal amount of pigment on my finger and smoothed it over the top until it had that smooth metallic look I was going for.  Then I cured them and attached them to ear wires. 

These earrings are for sale here on Etsy.

Heart Spiral Pendant

 It was quite simply made but I was pleased with how it turned out.

I made a long piece of polymer clay and then rolled it into a round spiral. I made sure it was firmly stuck togther by brushing a small amount of zest-it solvent on the edges. I then gently (just in case it came apart) cut out the heart shape. I cured it before applying any colour to it.

Red and blue acrylic ink were applied liberally to the surface, it kind of settled in the grooves of the spiral, highlighting the design while leaving a lighter shade on the raise parts. I gave another coat this time mixing in some gold Pearl-ex pigments which when dried remained sparkling on the surface.  I hope I'm describing this clearly, I wish I'd taken pictures. I've already made something else with this technique and will probably post some kind of step-by-step in the future.